Pharmacists and Medicare’s Annual Wellness Visit: implications for pharmacy education and interprofessional primary care

Pharmacists, Pharmaceutical Services, Preventive Health Services, Medicare, Multimorbidity, Polypharmacy, Frailty, Aged, Primary Health Care, Patient Care Team, United States

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